Railroad-tie.



J. K. GRANT. RAILROAD TIE. APPLICATION nun MAR. 10, 1913.

1,077,341. I T Patented Nov. 4,1913.

WITNESSES: I v v v NVENTOR.

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JAMES K. GRANT, or Mounns;

ASSIGNOB. TO- THE TEXAS STEEL TIE comrsnn, or nianrsou, TEXAS; A; con romauon.

RAILROAD-TI Spacifioafidn of Letters Patent. Application fiied March 10, 191a. Serial m 753 211.

Patented Nomde, 1913.

To all rv/mm, it may concern;

Be it known that I, JAMES K. GRANT, a. citizen of the United States, residing at Mounds. in the county of Greek and State of Oklahoma, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railroad-Ties, of which the following is a specification.

"My invention relates to-improvements in railroad tics. Y

it relates particularly to metal ties composed each of two right angled bars.

The object of my invention is to provide novel means for-clamping together the two members of the tie and for adjusting them relatively to each other so as to adapt them to clamp rails of different widths.

in the accompanying drawings. which illustrate the rei"e1.'red embodiment invention, Figure 1 is a perspective view, enlargtuL-oi one of the tie members. Fig. 2 is a top view of a completed tie with portions of two rails held thereby. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the tie, two rails supported by it being shown in cross section. Fig. 4 is a cross section, reduced, on the line ((-4) of Fig. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the clamping bolts.

Similar reference characters designate similar parts in tlic diii'erent views.

The tie is composed of two members which are alike. Each member comprises a. longitudinal upstanding portion 1 from the lower edge horizontal flange 2, which serves as a base. The two tie members are reversed in position the upstandin portions 1 being sev cured to each other and serving as a central vertical web for supporting the rails 3. Each upstanding portion 1 has two portions of its upper e ge bent laterally outwardly to form supporting flanges 4 upon which the rails 3 rest. lret'erably but one end-of each flange 4 is cut from the body, the other end being left uncut. At the cut end of the flange a recess 5 is formed in the upstanding portion 1, said recess being adapted to receive therein one edge of the base of the adjacent rail 3 the other edge of which is located in the adjacent recess 5 of the other tie member. For clamping the two tie members together and for adjusting them lengthwise relative to CflVll other so that the rails 3 may be tightly clamped 1 provide the following described means. llach upstanding portion 1 is provided at one end with a.

, provided with of my of which extends laterally a vertical laterally and outwardly extending abutment comprising a flange 6 which is tends the longitudinal portion 8 of a right angled bolt, the transverse portion 9 of which extends through a longitudinal slot 10 in the upstanding portion 1 and also through a hole ll. which is in register with a hole 7 through which exthe slot 10, and which is provided in the upstanding portion 1 of the other tie memthreaded and have mounted thereon respectively nuts 12 and 13. The nut 12 bears against the outer side of the flange 6 and the nut 13 bears against the outer side of the portion 1 of the opposite tie member. By adjusting the nuts 12 the tiemembers may be moved longitudinally with respect to each other, so as to tightly clamp the rails 3 in the recesses 5. fter the tie members have been so adjusted, the nuts 13'are tightened; thereby clamping the tie memberssecure'ly to each other. Lock nuts '14. and 15 may be mounted upon opposite'en'ds of the bolts so as to securely hold the nuts'l2 and 13 in the positions to which they are adjusted'.

In the operation of my invention, the tie membersar'e disposed side by side with their ends reversed and with the nuts 12 and 14 disposed so as to permit the rails to-be placed upon the seat flanges 4- The nuts 12 are then tightened, thereby moving the tie members in opposite directions longitudinally until the rail bases are tightly clamped by the tie members. The nuts 13 are then tightened, after which the lock nuts 14 and 15 are tightened.

I do not limit my invention to the structure shown and described, as modifications, within the scope of the appended claims, may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a railroad tie, two members having longitudinal upstanding port-ions disposed side by side and provided respectively with means for clamping opposite sides of a rail, one of the members having an abutment, a device provided with means for holding together said upstanding portions, said device being slidable longitudinally relative to the member having the abutment and non-slidable lengthwise of the- 7 other member, and means engaging sandevice and said abutment for moving the devic'e longitudinally relative to the member having the abutment.

2. In a railroad tie, two members having longitudinal upstanding portions disposed sideby side and provided respectively with.

- .means for clamping opposite sides of a rail,

one member having an abutment, a bolt provided with means for holding the two up standing portions together and provided with a portion longitudinally movable rela :tive to said abutment, and a nut mounted on said bolt and bearing'against said abutment for longitudinally moving saidbolt, the bolt being aflixed to and movable with the opposite member.

3. In a railroad tie, two members having longitudinal upstanding portions; disposed side by side and provided respectively with means for clamping opposite sides of a rail,

one member having an abutment and provided with alongitudinal slotin its upstanding portion, theother member having a hole in its upstanding portion registering with said slot, abolt havinga transverse portion extending through said slot and hole and having a longitudinal portion extend' Gopies of this patent may be obtained for ing through and slidable in said abutment, and a nut bearing against said abutment and mounted on the bolt.

4. In a railroad-tie, two members having longitudinal upstanding portions disposed side by side and provided respectively with means for clamping opposite sides of a rail, one member having an abutment and provided with a' longitudinal slot in its up-v standingportion, the other member having a hole in its upstanding portion which registers with said slot, a bolt having a threaded longitudinal portion longitudinally movable in-said abutment and having a threaded name to this specification in presence of two subscribing Witnesses. a

4 p I JAMES K. GRANT. Witnesses: I

. G. J. BROWN, Jr.,

CHAS. H. LONG.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, .D. '0. 

